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Sep 17, 2010

widest seasons on record in the taliban insurgents in afghanistan have reportedly objected to least 20 people, including two candidates london before the country's parliamentary elections but but in kabul, the president called on voters to go to the polls despite them try to disrupt the election. some 2500 candidates are competing for 249 seats in the country's parliament. election results are not expected until sometime in october. and we will have more on the afghan elections, including an interview with the german foreign minister, later on in this half-hour. each autumn, millions of people from around the world flocked to munich for the legendary octoberfest. this year, organizers are expecting even more people to attend. it is the two hundred anniversary of the beer festival the celebrations kicked off a day early this year with a huge party on friday. >> a brass band in traditional clothes, a parade, and of course, lots of beer. the oktoberfest is celebrating its routes this year. the munich may are married off three couples to symbolize the wedding of the crown prince of bavaria

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Sep 28, 2010

platero is being held in their deaths. >>> the u.s. commander in afghanistan says top taliban leaders are talking to leaders of the afghan government. afghan president hamid karzai has said he will talk to the taliban if they renounce violence. taliban leaders have said they won't talk until foreign troops leave afghanistan. but general david petraeus said monday that high-level taliban leaders have sought to reach out to the afghan government. >>> meanwhile a major nato offensive is targeting a taliban stronghold in the southern afghanistan region. operation dragon strike began saturday. at least 18 u.s. soldiers have been killed in the fighting around kandahar. mandy clark reports. >> reporter: operation dragon strike is the most important battle in the afghan war so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops are involved in the massive new offensive. >> this is it right here. >> reporter: the aim is to strike right at the heart of taliban territory. kandahar. >> roger, we have enemy pinned down here in the south. he's trying to fire to maneuver out. >> reporter: some of the fiercest fighting

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Sep 21, 2010

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Sep 21, 2010

? i think losing would be allowing the taliban to come back in power in portions or all of the country. i have one simple thought -- the taliban running anything is not a good idea. particularly i you happen to be a young woman and you believe in religious freedom and tolerance. but what does it really matter? their places -- there are places on the planet where women are treated horribly and we do not have one troop. so this is not just about righting wrongs that may come towards young women. i would argue that within a decade of 9/11 our efforts in afghanistan sult and having to do a deal with withthe taliban where they are back in power, at least in part, then our national security has not been well served. on september 12, 2001, how many of us in wasngton would have ever envisioned of negotiating with the taliban so that we could come home from afghanistan? ladies and gentlemen, if we leave afghanistan in a chaot state, where the taliban have much say and control, it will be a matter of time before the forces they gathered before 9/11 gather again in that same country. but i would

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Sep 20, 2010

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Sep 20, 2010

, especially on this tour. it is starting to almost one of -- taliban is trying their hardest to try to break us. >> commanders were keen to show us what they achieved. how sangon has prospered and how much safer it has become. but this is what we saw. and long and brutal fight throughout much of the day. it doesn't happen all the time anymore. but it shows the taliban is still battling coalition troops. and now america must try to finish the job britain started. what just happened now is a 500 pound bomb has just been dropped on taliban positions. you can see the gun fire. this gunbattle has really been going on for the best part of 45 minutes. a couple of u.s. marines from the control of the 14th commando will marine -- royal marines. more than 10 soldiers and civilians were wounded. no british troops were injured this time. but they know what days like this are like. and the pain and death brings. >> morale destroyed. there have been some really bad days, especially when one of ours that killed. it was hard to carry on with what we were doing. it was hard not to just give up. >> so, britai

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Sep 25, 2010

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Sep 25, 2010

the taliban out of an area that have virtually controlled route their existence kevin. bradley has this story. >> we are about to make history. this is a big surge and we will fight with valor and tremendous bravery. >> under cover of darkness, in the early morning, a massive and powerful force of 8000 troops launched operation dragon strike. >> go, go, go! >> 3 simultaneous attacks. the call at -- it is a taliban stronghold. most of the day was spent finding and destroying weapon caches. as for the taliban, they are nowhere to be found. knowing they were coming, they wisely fled to stand and fight another day. combat engineers use plastic explosives to destroy bomb making facilities and clear improvised explosive devices for the advancing troops. the green zone it is the gateway to afghanistan's second-largest city. for years, going back to the soviet occupation, the taliban has used it as their own personal highway for moving troops and weapons and smuggling drugs. the region was also a safe haven for the taliban, home to many taliban hotels. the taliban wanted to hold this area. for now, t

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Sep 4, 2010

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Sep 4, 2010

this war and have the taliban execute. they don't want to keep bleeding the country either. they have a real problem in this sense. the liberal ring of the democratic party is moving away from the administration and there's a small antiwar conservative movement that is growing in the media and on capitol hill. so we are coming to a head in december when they had the december review of afghanistan. >> eleanor. >> i don't think they are working away from the july 2011 to begin exiting and they have a review planned for the end of december. and general patraeus, in the should remember short time he has been over there, they are empowering the neighborhood. they are essentially militias, triable areas and not have them answering generally to the central government. but basically empowering all the local communities, which is what they did in iraq. if they begin to show promise, they will stick with that. if it doesn't show promise, they will be looking for the exit ramp pretty quickly. >> okay, eleanor. the question is not if, but when. >> many on the left and right can agree. they a

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Sep 13, 2010

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Sep 13, 2010

mill. there were around 50 on board. survivors are treated in the hospital. the taliban threaten to cut off people's fingers if they try to vote on saturday. there is also a concern about corruption and fraud that overwhelmed last year's elections. in many parts of the country people are at risk so polling centers are closed. our correspondent has been in an area under taliban control. >> this is what it takes to report on the election. we are flying to one province. the only safe route is out here. we come to be a candidate for parliament. insurgents say they will kill anyone taking part in the elections. you need a small band of armed men to campaign. >> in it is like anarchy. >> this is who they are protecting. >> they taliban can come out and they can roam around. they can threaten people's lives, so many government officials are on that side of the road. >> this is like the land that time forgot. as wild as it is dangerous, pours farmers struggle to make a living. there is no police presence here. the only real authority is the taliban. despite changers -- despite dangerous he is c

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Sep 5, 2010

announced the creation of a peace council to have talks with the taliban. the latest step on the part of the afghan government to try to reintegrate some militants back into afghan society. david rhodes was kidnapped by the taliban and held captive for seven months before escaping. i asked him if he thinks this peace council offers a real possibility or if it is just a pipe dream. >> i would say most analysts think it is a small step forward. there may be many local taliban commanders inside afghanistan itself that might broker agreements, and so it is, these analysts say it is okay for president karzai to go ahead with this approach. the real issue is the taliban safe haven that's exist inside pakistan. and unless the pakistani army is willing to pressure the taliban that are using safe havens inside pakistan to launch cross border attacks, against american soldiers, it will be impossible to defeat the taliban. so it is a small step forward but without pakistan doing more, it is not going to solve the situation. >> with that said, i keep thinking about how in iraq, the awakening move

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Sep 20, 2010

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Sep 20, 2010

impossible to change the momentum that had been lost to the taliban, so i applaud president obama for doing something that was exceedingly on popular with his base, and that is to plus up trooops. i am here to knowledge that our efforts in iraq did hurt our efforts in afghanistan. that we have a limited, all voluntary military, and as resources are dedicated to iraq, afghanistan them became the forgotten war. and as we try to a guy with the performance of our commanders before general petraeus, i would say one thing -- they held it together with wire and duct tape. and now, for the first time, i believe we have the right amount of resources and the right strategy that could lead to success, and that is a very difficult for america to hear six or seven, eight years after the war started. all that time has gone by and, really, we are just beginning to get it right. i am sorry to tell you that, but i believe it. now, this new strategy that involves do troops has a decent chance of success, but the outcome by no means is certain. the parties are pretty solid about where we should go and how we

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Sep 5, 2010

that could result in fare hikes. >>> one newspaper claims it has evidence of directly sending taliban attacks on american soldiers. >>> google celebrates a mi milestone this weekend. at the same time, it's the center of an anti-trust investigation. >>> we'll tell you how the san francisco zoo finally got their fla mi flamingos to mate after seven years. >>> live from san bruno mountain, lots of sunshine around the bay area. i'll tell you how much lck t ra. willtick around. into your labor day. your forecast coming up. >>> it's long been suspended that iran could be sending terror cells in afghanistan, but confirmation of that has been elusive. now a british newspaper claims to have found a clear link. nbc's tom asheville has the details from britain. >> about $700,000 has been transferred to the taliban. it follows a treasurer who comes down and picks up the money in cash. he's told the sunday times that the taliban is paying up to $1,000 for every dead american and $6,000 for the destruction of any armorred vehicle belonging to the american forces. taliban agencies do confirm that iran has s

KPIX - CBS Evening News With Katie Couric

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Sep 9, 2010

today, the taliban spread leaflets in afghanistan saying america is islam's biggest enemy. plus fighting a killer, pancreatic cancer. >> couric: what is your most profound hope? >> my hope is a cure katie reports a cure could soon be within reach thanks to stan up 2 cancer and its dream team of researchers. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening. katie will be along later in the broadcast. we begin with a stunning development in the story that has ignited a firestorm of controversy all over the world. late today, the florida minister who promised to burn copies of the koran on the anniversary of 9/11 said he was canceling the event. pastor terry jones said it's part of an agreement to move a planned islamic cultural center away from ground zero. though the center's imam tonight insisted there is no such deal and he says he's never even spoken to jones. the pastor's decision followed an appeal from president obama and a personal phone call from defense secretary robert gates. all of

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Sep 13, 2010

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Sep 13, 2010

are closed. candidates are not campaigning. there is an area largely under taliban control here. >> this is what it takes to report from the election. we're flying to the province. two hours by road from the capital but said danger is the only safe route is up here. we have come to meet the candidate for parliament. the insurgents say they will kill anyone taking part in the election. the campaigning communities all band of armed men. >> i think it is more or less -- >> this is to they are protecting. >> the taliban can come out and they can roam around in these areas. and they can take certain people's life. so many government officials that live on that side aired the road and on the side of the road. >> this is like the land that time forgot. as wild as it is dangerous, or country nomads and poor farmers struggled to make a living. no governance and no police presence here. the only real authority is the taliban. despite the dangers, he is committed to meet the man with the orange beard. he is the tribal element which means he can guarantee the support of the entire village.

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Sep 17, 2010

is about to hold its second parliamentary election since the u.s.-led military campaign toppled the taliban in 2001, marking an important step in the nation's reconstruction as the united states prepares to begin withdrawing its troops starting next july. but because of the grave security conditions, concerns are growing over whether the afghan people will be able to safely cast their ballots. >> reporter: afghans go to the polls on saturday to choose about 250 lower house members. the afghan government and international community regard election as an important step in speeding up the country's reconstruction. taliban insurgents have repeatedly launched attacks in many parts of the country to obstruct the election organized by the pro western administration and president hamid karzai. >> reporter: the u.s. military's training afghan troops and police officers ahead of the scheduled withdrawal from the nation beginning next july. however, neither americans nor afghan security forces have been able to contain taliban attacks. in herat, a large city in western afghanistan was under control un

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Sep 18, 2010

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Sep 18, 2010

to the polls to elect a new parliament amid threats from the taliban. washington has warned there are serious security threats. hours before the polling opened there was a big explosion heard in kabul, the capital and it was thought to be a rocket attack the and bbc has uncovered evidence that voters are being approached to sell their polling papers and more. >> once again, afghans are going to the polls. this time for paraphernalia -- parliament. officials want to avoid the corruption and fraud in last year's presidential vote but we found that candidates are again trying to fix 9 results. these two men are afraid to be identified, but their story undermines claims that this election will be any cleaner than the last because more than 10 candidates for parliament have tried to buy their family's voting cards. >> we are going to sell the cards. we are poor people and politicians haven't done anything for us. if kds -- candidates are trying to buy votes why should you expect anything different from them? so we will sell our cards for money. >> and it's not just real cards being sold. there are

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Sep 4, 2010

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Sep 4, 2010

. we'll bring you live reports at the top of the hour. >>> a new statement from a taliban leader in pakistan warning the terror group is planning attacks in the u.s. and europe. a senior taliban commander tells the associated press he's proud the u.s. has added his organization to its international terrorism blacklist. he also says america should expect a fresh wave of attacks that would resemble the attempted time square bombing earlier this year. but just how credible is this threat? joining me now, nbc terrorism analyst evan coleman. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> are you wore idea aboried ab? >> there was a lot of skepticism that the pakistani taliban attempted that bombing. now was it the most sophisticated terrorist attack we've ever seen? no. it was failed. it was rather amateurish. the nor they try this the better they're going to get. if you look at a video recording for which they took credit of times square, they didn't talk about this being one aack, they talked about it being the beginning of a series of attacks against the united states in -- inside u.s. b

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Sep 5, 2010

have some surprising answers coming up. plus, can the afghan government really reintegrate taliban militants back to afghan society? president karzai has created a peace counsel to pursue talks with the taliban. the question is, will it work? i'll talk with "the new york times" reporter who was kidnapped by the taliban and escaped. on the most demandink in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. [ engine revving ] the cts-v, from cadillac. the new standard of the world. the cts-v, from cadillac. my joints ache so bad, i wake up in pain every day. i want to know why. i want to know why my hair is falling out. how did this happen? how did this happen? a little pain in my knee. that's how it started. that's how it started, this rash on my face. now it's like my body is attacking me. i want answers. announcer: when you don't have the right answers, it may be time to ask your do

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Sep 11, 2010

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Sep 11, 2010

-11. faisal shahzad,iz a naturalized u.s. citen who trained with the pakinsti taliban overseas is cited by the intelligence community as an example of the first threat stream. there is carlos bledsoe, the alleged shooter at a military recruitment center. an example of the second threat stream. we spoke with the national counterterrorism center, set up after 9-11, to counter the information. in the main lobby is a 9-11 memorial rarely seen by the public. there is a piece of the twin towers, rubble from the pentagon, and are mains of a flag that flew at ground zero. he says these things are constant rinder of why their work is important and he also told fox that while the country is safer, it is not yet safe given the attempted bombing on christmas day, the bombing inimes square, and the shooting at fort hood. >> i think we have to t continuously try to improve and then also accept that we are a resilient country and that small attacks like that don't threaten cannd the only way that we actually threaten our society is to overreact and give terrorists a victory that they otherwise wouldn'

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Sep 15, 2010

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Sep 15, 2010

by taliban fighters. he himself was knocked to the ground knocked in the chest by two enemy bullets and leaped to his feet to run right into the hail of gun fire. throwing grenades and shooting all the way. he found one of the fellow soldiers wounded being dragged away by two taliban fighters. he killed one of those taliban the other taliban made a flight away. and then he temporarily dragged that soldier to safety. unfortunately, that soldier later died and another soldier died in that action but for his heroics, the white house announced last week that sergeant giunta that joined at 18 years old would be awarded the medal of honor in probably late october early november. contessa contessa contessa? >> we'll watch for him to speak from ititaly. thank you, jim. >> you got it. >>> the fight continues in afghanistan. a massive assault as u.s. and afghan forces join forces taking on the taliban stronghold in the south. there it is. hundreds of troops intent on ousting insurgent taliban fighters from kandahar. some of the 101st airborne division in the initial st

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Sep 27, 2010

, the campaign ads are getting nasty. >> the taliban dan webster, hands off our bodies. >> couric: and everybody in the world has a story. but can steve hartman get him to tell it? captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, each. the future of the country will soon be in their hands but america's school children are not keeping up with the competition from overseas. today president obama said one answer is more school. he wants to extend the school year by as much as a month. the president also said he knows firsthand the challenges many schools are facing, including right in the nation's capital. here's our chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: president obama's daughters, seventh grader malia, and fourth grader sasha go to an elite private school where tuition is more than $30,000 a year. today, the president, a strong proponent of public schools, was asked if he thought his daughters would get the same high quality education in a d.c. public school. >> i'll be blunt with

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Sep 5, 2010

claims iran may be financing attacks by the taliban against u.s. interests in afghanistan. according to the sunday times in london, taliban militants are getting paid thousands to carry out these attacks. nbc's tom aspell is in kabul with the latest. tom with a good day to you, what can you tell us? >> well, the british sunday times says one of its reporters has met with a taliban treasurer from wardak province west of kabul who makes regular trips into kabul to go to five iranian construction companies which then give him cash to carry back to the shadowed governor of wardak province, who distributes the money to taliban fighters. they each get paid about $200 a month and are given a bonus of a thousand dollars if they kill an american and $6,000 if they destroy an armored vehicle belonging to the americans. now the "sunday times" says these companies have been in existence about six months, take money from foreign donors, for reconstruction projects, send the profits back to tehran by the banking system and return some of the money to kabul to be distributed to the taliban treasure

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Sep 18, 2010

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Sep 18, 2010

girls with the help of a few cups of tea. >> glor: afghan officials say taliban attacks killed at least 11 civilians during today's parliamentary elections. turnout was estimated at 40%, with 3.6 million voters taking part. the voting was generally peaceful in most pace places. there were numerous claims of irregularities and fraud. in a war zone like afghanistan talking to the taliban may sound like a futile strategy yet that's what one american does, in some cases with surprising results. that is the focus of tonight's weekend journal-- what one volunteer has accomplished with just a few cups of tea. greg mortenson's success begins with failure. an attempt to climb k-2, the second highest mountain on earth, became a lost cause. when he became disoriented and stumbled into a primitive village in the far reaches of pakistan, the villagers took him in, and in return, mortenson promised to build them a school. that was 17 years ago. today, 145 schools later, mortenson has helped educate 64,000 children in the most remote areas of pakistan and afghanistan. 90% of them are girls. your focus

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Sep 17, 2010

for parliamentary elections. and the taliban have declared war on everyone associated with it-- including voters. in the last few weeks, at least 18 poll workers and one candidate have been kidnapped. in spite of that, plenty of afghans are willing to risk their lives for democracy. from kabul, here's mandy clark. >> reporter: as an afghan woman, everything about robina jalali is unconventional: ambitious, young and bristling with confidence, the 25-year-old is running for parliament. two years ago she was in a different race, running for afghanistan in the beijing olympics. she finished last then. tomorrow jalali hopes for a different result. "i represent youth and i represent women" she says. "and both need a voice in parliament." but constituents here are just as likely to kill candidates as they are to vote for them. >> look at this, this is my car. >> reporter: she was in the front seat campaigning when insurgents smashed in the windows. jalali is not alone. the taliban have threatened anyone involved in the elections. its campaign of terror has left three candidates dead. but 2,500 people

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Sep 27, 2010

, general david petraeus says taliban leaders are now reaching out to the afghan government to begin reconciliation talks. but despite that overture, coalition forces have stepped up their attacks. over the weekend, u.s. helicopters crossed into pakistan, something they rarely do. and the pakistani government, a key ally, protested. but the air strikes reportedly killed more than 70 militants. and in the south, u.s. and afghan troops began a much-anticipated offensive to kick the taliban out of their hometown of kandahar. from from afghanistan, here's mandy clark. >> reporter: operation dragon strike. it's the most important battle in the afghan war so far. at least 8,000 u.s. troops are involved in the massive new offensive. >> this is where they're at right here. >> reporter: the aim is to strike right at the heart of taliban territory-- kandahar. >> roger, we have enemy pinned down here in the south. they keep trying to fire to maneuver out. >> reporter: some of the fearest fighting has been in zahri, a neighborhood west of kandahar. there has been heavy battles here for weeks as

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Sep 6, 2010

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Sep 6, 2010

for inspiration, and remembering the london blitz 70 years ago for the first time in color. the taliban are saying they carried out a suicide bombing that killed 19 people. this is pakistan's third big attack in days. the taliban blames police for encouraging local people to form militias against them. >> heavy machinery digging through the ruins of the police station. the bomber had driven a car into an alley behind the building. they spread rubble around the area. >> i saw it with my own eyes. i was in the mosque with relatives. one was killed, and the other was injured. >> several children were killed, too. the wounded were taken to the local hospital. >> i said my morning prayers and went to sleep. suddenly, there was a vague ban -- big bang. this followed a triple bombing but mark the end of a relative lull in violence. the pakistani taliban said it was responsible and threatened attacks in the united states and europe very soon. in the north, people are beginning to rebuild. >> it is clear enough time at the riverview hotel -- cleanup time at the riverview hotel. the floodwaters rose over th

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Sep 20, 2010

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Sep 20, 2010

the momentum that had been lost to the taliban, so i applaud president obama for doing something that was exceedingly on popular with his base, and that is to plus up trooops. i am here to knowledge that our efforts in iraq did hurt our efforts in afghanistan. that we have a limited, all voluntary military, and as resources are dedicated to iraq, afghanistan them became the forgotten war. and as we try to a guy with the performance of our commanders before general petraeus, i would say one thing -- they held it together with wire and duct tape. and now, for the first time, i believe we have the right amount of resources and the right strategy that could lead to success, and that is a very difficult for america to hear six or seven, eight years after the war started. all that time has gone by and, really, we are just beginning to get it right. i am sorry to tell you that, but i believe it. now, this new strategy that involves do troops has a decent chance of success, but the outcome by no means is certain. the parties are pretty solid about where we should go and how we should get

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Sep 5, 2010

a tax by the taliban -- financing attacks by the taliban in afghanistan. according to the sunday times in london, they are getting paid thousands to carry out these attacks. tom aspell is in kabul with more on this disturbing development. good sunday morning, tom, or evening your time. what can you tell us? >> alex, the british sunday times says that five iranian construction companies headquartered here in kabul have been channeling funds to the taliban for the past six months, probably amounting to about $100,000. now it says those funds goes toward paying taliban fighters 1 thpds f $,000 for every american they kill and $6,000 for every armored vehicle they destroy. it works like this according to the sunday times, the iranian construction companies bid on contracts funded by foreign donors and the profits from those construction projects are then sent by bank drop through to dubai or back to tehran and the money is turned around and brought back in through what's known as the hall lal system, an informal system of islamic banking where you can give money to somebody here or in your

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Sep 17, 2010

. the taliban have vowed to disrupt afghan elections. welcome to bbc world news. coming up in the program -- karachi and shuts down after a senior pakastani politician is murdered in london. approaching the end of his trip along the indus river, our correspondent discovers the depths of despair among the flood victims of pakistan. >> every time we saw a car in the area, it was surrounded by the people who have been hurt by the floods. the people we are here to help. >> the pope has issued a rallying cry for religion in an historic speech delivered to both houses of parliament. he said the world of faith and secular rationality needed one another for the good of civilization. allan little reports. ♪ >> the majesty of westminster's great hall pakastani centuries. this is the spot where the catholic martyr thomas mort was sentenced to death by the newly-protestant english states. [applause] with britain's contemporary earthly authority before him, the pope warned of the dangers of growing secularization of life in the west, the marginal as asian of christian -- marginalization of christian

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Sep 9, 2010

the afghan taliban and stabilizing afghanistan has kind of come to an end in itself. it is not an end in itself. it is, to put it bluntly, the result of a nine-year long mission creed that has accompanied our presence there. and it represents a major displacement from the original reason for our military intervention in afghanistan back in 2001, which was to rouse al qaeda from its afghan home, and to drastically taliban from power, the then al qaeda allied. the central focus is the disconnect between the stated rationale of keeping american safe from terrorism, and actual operational objectives from defeating militarily the afghan taliban and nation-building in afghanistan. the conflict in afghanistan is -- commonly perceived as a struggle. on the one hand, between the karzai government and on the other hand, in certain taliban movement allied with international terrorists. whereas, in fact, it is a complicated, messi, civil war that has various dimensions. it is almost a vote -- impossible to keep track of. u.s. military victory over the taliban is simply not necessary to protect u.

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Sep 28, 2010

in afghanistan. a war aimed at toppling the taliban regime and posing a future threat. which. has not done. at the moment, troops are fighting and dying to keep the taliban at bay with no end in sight. only goals for future drawdowns of the troops. look at this map. afghanistan, you may know as a country, but it is a patchwork of areas controlled at least on paper by troops from various countries. now we get word from kabul of a high peace council. their words. assembled by the afghan government apparently with the blessing of the united states. village elders, former warlords, 70age ganns in all including ten women called to begin and i quote "serious substantive dialogue with the armed opposition." the armed opposition is the taliban. no less the senior u.s. commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus on the record saying high-level contacts are already well underway but afghan leaders insist the process is at best in its infancy. so that you understand this. this means that the afghan government with the support of the united states is admitting that they are negotiating with the t

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Sep 19, 2010

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Sep 19, 2010

, the taliban attacked voters in afghanistan and children pay the price. >>> and lights out for the last american factory making one of this country's greatest inventions, the ordinary incan decemb decemberine lightbulb. >>> good e >>> good evening. the airport is closed. the windows are closed. the sandbags are filled. and tonight, 60,000 people on bermuda are braesing for hurricane oi go. to's heading right for tiny bermuda. there have been stronger storms but what makes igor stand out. is its size. a huge pinwheel of furry that's expected to pound bermuda for hours. our david kerley is there tonight. >> reporter: the full strength of igor is just starting to reach bermuda. igor has been downgraded to a category 1. even the leading edge of igor is powerful. reaching out 100 miles from its center. maybe igor may be a category 1 as it hits bermuda, it's a chevy storm. 14 hours of this relentless rav averaging of the coastline. and this is why. igor is huge. and its strongest part, the northeast corner known as the dirty side is rolling right over the island. while it may be a category 1

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Sep 17, 2010

. there is a lot of stake in the second parliamentary elections since the fall of the taliban. campaigning officially ended 48 hours ago. we are joined here by a prominent afghan journalists. the media plays such a big role in all of these political processes. how would you characterize this campaign despite what we know about threats and intimidation and violence? >> thank you very much. last time the media was told not to cover the violence, for example. so that it does not have an impact on the vote. and it turned out to be well devised because, despite many incidents and violence around the country, there was a great turnout despite all the problems fraud and corruption, but people came to the polling station to vote. so it is a real difficult situation for the media. on the one hand they have responsibility to tell people what is happening around the country. you go to the voting sites. but on the other hand, wider spread coverage of violent attacks and cases of intimidation might have a big impact on the turnout, possibly abstaining people from going to the voting station. >> here as

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Sep 9, 2010

, the taliban has been using this controversy to win new recruits. today, cbs news obtained taliban leaflets that urged villagers to join them in seeking revenge. mandy clark is inicable tonight. >> reporter: the leaflet said that america is the biggest enemy of islam and called on muslims to take revenge for the burning of the koran. the leaflets have been handwritten and dropped in paktia province. most villagers are illiterate so the leaflets would have been left with imams to read out in mosques and spread the word that way. the taliban has capitalized on the controversy at the holiest time of the year for muslims, a time when the mosques will be packed with followers. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> smith: we want to bring in juan rabady. good evening. >> good evening, harry. >> smith: how much damage has already been done by this? >> well, harry, some damage has already been done. we've seen protests in muslim capitals around the world. we just heard about the taliban leaflets calling on acts of revenge, and the burning of koran has fed a perception that america is hostile toward is

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Sep 4, 2010

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Sep 4, 2010

people convicted of abuse at a portuguese children's home. the taliban in pakistan says it carried out a suicide bomb attack which killed at least 50 people. and enjoying a renaissance, the priceless vitt can tapestries reunited in london with the paintings they were adapted from. >> welcome to "bbc news." broadcasting to your viewers in the u.k. and around the world. a state of emergency has been declared in new zealand's second largest city after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck. the epicenter was 55 kilometers northwest of the city of christchurch. power and water sthrice have been disrupted, but there are no reports of death. aftershocks were reported for several hours afterwards. here is our report. >> buildings have been destroyed, reduced to piles of rubble. bridges have collapsed, and roads are impassable after a major earthquake in christchurch. hours after it struck this morning, rescue workers continued to serve for trapped survivors, but so far there have only been a handful of seriously injured. >> i think we have been extremely lucky as a nation that there have been no f

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Sep 5, 2010

claims iran may be financing attacks by taliban against u.s. interests in afghanistan. a like report from kabul coming up. >>> first, the first lady gets ready to hit the campaign trail. but this will be a cautious return. >>> plus, the ugly divorce drama for the couple that owns the l.a. dodgers. we'll tell you all about it. ♪ yeah, we really do - ♪ and there's nothing wrong - [ bird squawks ] ♪ with what i feel for you ♪ i could hang around till the leaves are brown and the summer's gone ♪ [ announcer ] when you're not worried about potential dangers, the world can be a far less threatening place. take the scary out of life with travelers insurance... and see the world in a different light. [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. with new bayer am. on your next business trip, pack your marriott rewards visa card. get triple points every time you use your card at marriott. apply now and earn 22,500 bon

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Sep 28, 2010

over the board interpakistan which has been a safe haven for al qaeda and the taliban. today a c.i.a. missile reportedly killed four militants in south waziristan, that makes at least the 21 drone attacks this month a record. for american troops, the threat from pakistan is a constant one. chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan on assignment for "60 minutes" was with them on the border and under fire. >> we've got to move, guys, i'm pin downd from both sides. >> reporter: the ambush was well timed, hitting u.s. soldiers at the most vulnerable spot in this canyon a few miles from the afghan border with pakistan. they made it out safely by running from rock to rock through the gun fire. but very often in this hostile border area, they don't get so lucky. their enemy is a mix of afghan's al qaeda and the pakistani taliban, the same group behind the attempted bombing in new york's times square last may. you're fighting afghan taliban but you're also fighting pakistani taliban. >> yes. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel joel vowell commands a forward operating base five miles fro

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Sep 6, 2010

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Sep 6, 2010

the sunday times says iran is directly funding the taliban to attack u.s. forces in afghanistan. they say five companies have bet on construction contracts financed by foreign donors and some of that money comes back through kabul and is paid to taliban commanders. tom aspell has more from afghanistan. >> the sunday times investigation says that over the past six months b $100,000 has been transferred to the taliban in the province. it follows a treasurer who comes down from the province and picks up the money and cash. he's told the sunday times that the taliban is paying up to $1,000 for every dead american and $6,000 for the destruction of any armored vehicle belonging to the american forces. it is known in the past and foreign intelligence agencies do confirm that iran has supplied some materials and weapons for taliban fighters in certain parts of afghanistan, but this is a major investigation conducted by the british sunday times, and it says that if true, this is iran directly funding the taliban to attack american forces. now, western intelligence agencies and afghan intelligence

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Sep 6, 2010

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Sep 6, 2010

trying to build a nuclear weapon. now, new evidence that iran is paying taliban militants to murder american soldiers serving overseas. and hero sheriff's deputies caught on tape putting their lives at risk. look at this. diving into the fire to rescue a trapped driver. "fox & friends" begins right now on this labor day. >> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us on this labor day. in honor of the holiday, you decided to come in and work, fill in for gretchen carlson. >> and we decided to come in and use our last white suits on labor day. >> i noticed that. >> to remind you of steve doocy's seersucker and i'm sporting the gray. after this, we could not do this. >> you could do that all year long. >> really? i was trying to catch up with you in your white. >> this will go away for a year. we're honoring the american worker today. >> aren't you happy to have a job? >> yeah, as many folks are dealing with hard times. president obama will be heading to milwaukee today, he'll be there about creating jobs and boosting the economy this morning. one of the three profile events th

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Sep 29, 2010

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Sep 29, 2010

, and this may be due in part to information on the terror plot. drone targets in pakistan include taliban and al qaeda forces and militants linked to al qaeda. and the taliban denied claims made by the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus, that the taliban wants, was in contact with afghan government officials about possible peace talks. there's a lot going on, and we've got the story covered on all fronts. ivan watson in kabul, afghanistan. fred plankton in islamabad, pakistan kninic robertson and i tell us what you know about this first. >> reporter: well, an air strike that took place on saturday according to u.s. and nato spokesmen. usually we're hearing about raids that tart taliban commanders, taliban operatives. this time identifying two arab al qaeda operatives. one by the name of abdullah omar karashi a saudi bringing foreign fighters into afghanistan, ard coulding to a spokesman and abu atta al kuwaiti, a kuwaiti explosives expert. this took place in kunar province near the border with pakistan, in a bloody corner called the corner valley, an area u.s. forces recen

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Sep 8, 2010

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Andrea Mitchell Reports

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Sep 8, 2010

is further destabilized. the assets, some of them, they were providing to go against the taliban and pakistan are now devoted to trying to transfer people out of these flooded regions where all the infrastructure is destroyed. this matters because the network in particular, one of the taliban groups, is viciously attacking us in afghanistan. so my view of all this is that the july 2011 date is extremely ambiguous. some people want us out totally. others think it is not ç meaningful. now we need to tell the american people and the world how we are going to downsize our military force in afghanistan, over what period of time, two-way place, in a near-term where afghans are going to take responsibility for their future. >> do you want it to be more rapid than the president's timetable? >> i don't know what the president's timetable is. he just said we're going to start to withdraw in july 2011. general petraeus says that will be conditions based. i'm not uninterested in conditions. but i think it's critical that the afghan government, plagued with corruption, somewhat alienated from top leader

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Sep 18, 2010

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Sep 18, 2010

there now to afghanistan where the polls are open for the apartmentry elections despite taliban violence killing at least ten people. insurgents used scattered rocket attacks on kabul to keep at least a couple stations from opening up. some 2500 candidates are vying for 249 parliamentary seats. these are the first afghan-run parliamentary elections since the fall of the taliban. >>> well, the koran burning that wasn't is producing a new outrage today, even though pastor terry jones refused to burn the koran on the anniversary of 9/11. the extra security they supplied last weekend will cost more than $200,000. they expect the outreach center to foot the bill for the 200 on-duty sheriffs and deputies called to the church, but the gainesville city manager doesn't know if the city has the legal authority to make the church pay. >>> in the meantime, a newspaper is reporting terry jones said he may move his church to tampa so he and his flock can make a fresh start. >>> lindsay lohan is facing a possible return to jail. the actress confirmed on her twitter page she indeed failed a court-ordere

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The Dylan Ratigan Show

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Sep 27, 2010

to the taliban. show starts right now. both in perception and performance, we know it and don't seem to have the political will to solve it. america's schools don't make the grade. nearly six in ten say the system needs major changes. according to our new poll, is data is overwhelming and yet, here we are. count president obama among the most concerned. here's his exclusive with matt lauer this morning. >> when we first set up the public school systems across the country, we were leaps and bounds ahead of the vast majority of countries around the world. that just is not true anymore. they have caught up and in some cases are surpassing us. >> two perfect examples, math and science both cht the u.s. ranks 25th and 21st in the world respectively. considering all the transportation, medical and technology in the world, they are not that relevant. if you come in here and tell me we need to spend more on education -- only iceland spends more per capita. meanwhile, the white house today announcing a new goal. recruiting 10,000 new math and science teachers over the next two years. 100,000 over the

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Sep 11, 2010

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Sep 11, 2010

/11 attacks. a democratically elected government is in place instead of al qaeda and taliban rule. but nine years of war has not managed to extinguish the taliban insurgency and militants are boostinge the battle agains nato sources by capitalizing on peopsle's frustrations and fear there. here is cnn's at abowi. >> reporter: morning for five volunteers traveling in afghanistan's western hurat province. campaigning for a female parliamentary candidate. they were brutally murdered by insurgents. this woman said she's distressed by the murders but will not let the insurgency win. theseer threats should never ben obstacle for us, she says. this was a plot byhe enemy against me to demoralize me. fear and intimidation is only part of the reason why some believe the taliban and other insurgent groups have the momentum. >> we don't have a political force infghanistan to counter the talib han. >> reporter: the taliban have become a viable alternative for afghans frustrated with their government and an international presence yet to deliver on the promises of security and prosperity. many fear that i

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Sep 25, 2010

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Sep 25, 2010

, moving deep into taliban territory. taliban territory. we'll get the latest on man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. cheerios could be your ticket to do it. big time. you could win a once in a lifetime chance to live your passion by choosing from t never-dreamed-possible prizes. from a customized v.i.p. vacion, to a hollywood red

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Sep 15, 2010

, which is, of course, where the taliban movement was born. now, elements of the 101st airborne are involved in this operation, which is designed to prevent insurgents from moving fighters, explosives and drugs into those taliban strongholds. nbc tom as peljoins us live from kabul and tell us a little bit about this struggle and how it's likely to shape up there, tom. >> hi, chris. well, as you mentioned, it's the 101st airborne with hundreds of afghan troops and they're moving west of kandahar city. now, the objective is to deny the taliban safe havens in those areas. it's part of an ongoing operation, really, that has been happening for the last couple months trying to sweep the taliban not only out of kandahar, but helman province and southern afghanistan in general. most of the attention in afghanistan today is focused on elections scheduled for this saturday morning. and we have seen the last minute campaigning, if you can call it that because it's very low key. most of the country has more than 17 million afghans prepared to vote in parliamentary elections. chris? >> let m

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The Ed Show

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Sep 27, 2010

his challenger to the taliban? in a serious conversation with a supreme court justice from minnesota on education. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. [ engine revving ] the cts-v, from cadillac. the new standard of the world. the cts-v, from cadillac. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> welcome back to "the

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Sep 15, 2010

taliban. but nowhere to investigates believe that mohamed unis knew where this money was coming from or what it was going to be used for. if convicted, this charge carries a five year prison term. he did not know about the bomb plot, but he did meet with shazad and provided that money transfer. >> has he been providing money to other people? >> yes. there's at least one other man, a new jersey man who came that same month and was provided thousands of dollars. it is unclear the nature of where that money originated from and the investigation certainly continues into this individual. as you know, there were people in boston and in main and in south jersey that the fbi conducted searches and raids and several people were picked up on immigration charges, but this is the first case where there are clarnlgs related to the money transfer. >> jonathan, thank you. >> thank you. >>> we turn now to army staff sergeant salvador punta will receive the medal of honor. it is the country's highest decoration. sergeant june has distinguished himself in october of '07 in afghanistan, risking his lif

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The Ed Show

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Sep 28, 2010

killers showing up. >>> all that, plus how about alan grayson compares his challenger to the taliban? in a serious conversation with a supreme court justice from minnesota on education. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. ♪ hi, a number two please? would you like that to hurt now, or later? uh, what? sir, it's a simple question, do you want heartburn pain now or later? [ male announcer ] these heartburn medicines make you choose between hurting now, or later. pepcid® complete doesn't. it starts to neutralize acid in seconds and keeps it under control all day or all night. sometimes you gotta make compromises, man. [ male announcer ] no you don't, man. pepcid® complete works now and works later. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." and the "battleground" story, new jersey governor's chris christie's assault on our nation's teachers. i figured while we're focusing on education i'd do my part and expose this guy as public enemy number one when it comes to schools. he slashed public education funding more than $800 million and gave tax cuts to millionaires in new jersey. when he's

MSNBC - The Dylan Ratigan Show

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Sep 8, 2010

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The Dylan Ratigan Show

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Sep 8, 2010

andç the more extreme elements of the taliban because they like to portray this as west say tacking the muslim world, that the west is the -- that christians are attacking the muslim world. it's another crusade. i don't agree with everything that secretary clinton or general petraeus have to say, but i agree with them on this. first off, this guy is a jerk. i feel like i'm a bad guest because i don't have any more nuanced or intellectual, this guy is a jerk but it is true what general petraeus said about the abu ghraib photos. if you look at the reasons why people -- why men, young man went to iraq to become suicide bombers and to blow themselves up, overwhelmingly it was because of the abu ghraib photos and the guantanamo bay prison that motivated, that they in turn thought that they were going to iraq or to afghanistan to defend their culture, to defend their muslim lands against western invasion, against western, you know, occupation and domination, so what this guy in florida is doing, what this pastor if you can call him that is doing in his little group of people down there is

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Sep 21, 2010

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Sep 21, 2010

in afghanistan. 10 are dead. now the taliban is claiming responsibility. hello. here's what people are talking about in afghanistan. that deadliest helicopter crash in four years. ten nato troops are dead. we have the latest for wjz. >> reporter: ten troops were killed when a nato helicopter killed in this southern region of afghanistan. cbs news reports it was an american black hawk and that nine of the dead are americans, one an afghan soldier. it's the worst helicopter crash for coalition forces in four years. officials don't know yet what brought down the chopper. the taliban claims insurgents shot this down but nato says there were no reports of enemy fire in the area. sources tell cbs news the helicopter was flying a secret special operations mission in a taliban dominated region. these covert operations often take place under the cover of night, targeting insurgent leaders and find drugs and weapons. choppers are crucial for getting around this rugged country. already this year 525 u.s. and nato service members have been killed in afghanistan, making it the deadliest year for internatio

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